Unless you have really high milage on this vehicle the pump is not likely to go. Pump on front of engine and if it leaked would run down front and sprinkle towards center. However a weak heater hose or cooling hose clamp could give you the same results.
Before you spens a fortune ( cause this job is basically a timing belt job with a water pump, and eng seals ) Have the vehicles cooling system pressure tested for leaks. The techn will know how to check pump if he thinks its bad.

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I would do a Google search on this. If you add a turbo you must make many other changes to the engine management system, bigger capacity fuel injectors, hight capcity fuel pump, different cylinder head gaskets improvements to the transmission and so on. You can't just bolt it on.

I have a ej25 in the back yard, I'm going to go and look at it, OK, I'm back, I found the timing mark on the crank pulley pointing straight up at the little notch in the casting, and the number one piston at top dead. The heads are out on it so I can't tell you about that. Hope this helps. I know it is hard to get in there, even to do the spark plugs, let alone the belt and water pump.

sounds like something to do with your turbo.. could be loosing boost through an air leak etc... which is where the oil might also be coming from if there has been a blowout pressure goes out oil comes in causeing smoke and loss of acceleration.

If your going to do or get this done you need to replace the camshaft seals crankshaft seal and water pump plus the idlers and tensioner.If its a quad cam you might just want to leave it to the pro's........

does it have over 200,000 if so and you can get to the wp when its cold try to move the bearing/shaft impeller also check t-stat and heater hose look for evidence of of poor gasket install and does the pump make any noise? mine needed a timing belt at 180 and a water pump to replace stock pump at 229 if you need a pump get a new not re man